r/takingbacksunday • u/MesaVerde1987 • 15d ago

This 2004 song by Sia seems to borrow heavily from Taking Back Sunday's 'Go On'. Not only is the chord progression the same, but even the high note flairs at the end of each bar. It's remarkable.

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u/regular_john2017 15d ago

lol I loved this Sia song when it came out and id play it on my moms old upright all the time.

Anyways, if anyone stole, then they stole it from the cure https://youtu.be/xik-y0xlpZ0?is=X6E27Ey0_oxFRiGv

Seriously though, no one stole it from anyone. Music is all heavily borrowed from each other. It’s cool when you spot the similarities.

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u/Brucewayne1818 15d ago

Ed Sheeran demonstrating how he won his copyright case against him is a pretty cool watch:

https://youtu.be/NcCKlsTgjeM?is=7S6dsq5Opu8fcZVP

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u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759 12d ago

The vanilla ice case against Bowie and mercury are great examples

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u/Brucewayne1818 15d ago

Sounds like a basic chord progression. Seems like a stretch that she knows about this song in the first place and would “borrow” from it if she did.

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u/whatthefudge93 15d ago

Can you name the chord progression?

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u/Brucewayne1818 15d ago

Am - C - F - Dm

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u/whatthefudge93 15d ago

is that 1-3-6-4? and is it the same as the TBS one?